Jerry informs Becky that IBS wants to cancel DayBreak, blaming her for the ratings’ further slump. He refuses to banter, rejects segments he feels are beneath him, and antagonizes Colleen. Contemptuous of morning television, Mike tries to sabotage his DayBreak debut by getting drunk.
They begin dating, and he is initially supportive of her dedication to her job. Becky finds a clause in Mike's contract requiring him to accept an official job offer or lose his salary, forcing him to comply.īecky meets Adam Bennett ( Patrick Wilson), a fellow IBS producer who worked with the difficult Mike. She chooses an unwilling Mike as Colleen's new co-host under contract to IBS, Mike has escaped being utilized while still getting paid. After meeting acerbic, long-suffering co-host Colleen Peck ( Diane Keaton), Becky fires the lecherous co-host Paul McVee ( Ty Burrell), to her co-workers’ delight. On her first day, Becky realizes she has signed on to a show in turmoil, lacking in direction and money. Seemingly against his better judgement, Jerry hires Becky as DayBreak's executive producer, and she moves to New York City.
Becky perseveres, and receives a call from IBS News, which is seeking a producer for its struggling national morning show, DayBreak.Īfter a discouraging job interview with executive Jerry Barnes ( Jeff Goldblum), who dismisses both her and DayBreak as also-rans, Becky is brushed off in the elevator by one of her heroes, veteran television journalist Mike Pomeroy ( Harrison Ford). She is laid off from her job at Good Morning New Jersey, and her mother advises her to give up her dream before it becomes an embarrassment. Aspiring news producer Becky Fuller ( Rachel McAdams) has dreamed since childhood of working for the Today show, but her dedication to her career is off-putting to potential suitors.
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